I personally wouldn't park in a way that interferes with handicapped spaces at all. In Conn there's actually a group of handicapped people who go out on runs looking for violaters. When they find one they call the police. I don't need a $200+ ticket.
When I do have to park my bike I use a whole parking space. The only place around here where I've seen motorcycle specific parking spaces is at the DMV oddly enough.
the reason for the white lines (not to dismiss you're ability to use them, if you have security monitoring then they can probably let you know to move the bike or whatnot as well, or offer assistance to the people who might need to park there) is to provide space for the person to get out of course, parking at the front wont help as sometimes people park with the rear to the curb, some HC people do this as well.... Also the HC spots are generally smaller, around here they are, I know, I design parking lots (and try to get MC spots now that I ride, sometimes there is extra space, sometimes not). While a normal spot is 18'x9' (20x10 in some towns round here) an HC spot is 8' wide, with either a 5' or 8' space to the side, 8' is for a van HC spot, for people who have a special van with a lift or whatnot.
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Andrew78108 wrote:Sounds good, but I'm sure somewhere else it also states what the meaning of the diagonal stripes is. Probably that no parking at all is allowed there.
Back to topic, definetely leave a note. Maybe trying to leave more room for someone else to park...
Looks like designated bike parking to me.
I park on those white lines all the time. A few times patrols have been passing. Once a cop was just sitting in his car across me as I did it. One on horseback said I had a nice bike and waved. They didn't seem too concerned about my parking preference.
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Going back to the initial question of 'etiquette', I think it's just common courtesy not to park in a way that would impede another riders' access to their bike.
Whenever I visit downtown San Francisco, I'm always amazed at how the bikers there can pack so many bikes into the little space available. There is some etiquette involved. In addition to making sure the other rider has enough room to get on his bike, you should also leave a bit of extra room on the right side of the parked bike, so that the rider can move it upright off the sidestand without clanging handlebars.
